Westwood Advisory Council Meeting - September 22, 2004

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Location, date, & Time:

The Westwood Advisory Council meeting will be held at Harvard U. in conjunction with the Fall CSG meeting,

Wed. Sept. 22, 2004 
   10am-1pm (WAC meeting)
   2pm-2:45pm (presentation to full CSG) 
Sheraton Commander Hotel -- Harvard Square
Minuteman Room 

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Proposed Agenda Items - 3 hours

Stuff needed from Jack

1. [left over from previous meetings] status regarding the "funding from other universities" - proposed plan of action (task from Jan. meeting)
   • Jack has not made any progress on this item to date. We will defer discussion of this until the Fall meeting. We will need to discuss it again and form a better action plan. Jack suggests that perhaps the model the Sakai project (also funded from Mellon) is a good model. This is a second tier ($10K per year) called the Educational Partners Program. Seems like a reasonable approach. I believe several CSG members are participating in Sakai at that level (UC Berkeley is for sure) http://www.sakaiproject.org/

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Proposal for interim communications

e-mail newsletter to set stage for Sept. meeting

1. Preparation reading for the Fall 2004 meeting
2. Suggestions for additional agenda items
3. Chandler status update
   • Report on 0.4 release scheduled Oct. 2004
   • New hires -
4. Discussion of Community engagement
   • Report on CSG Recalibration
   • How to get CSG institution resources to contribute to Chandler volunteer projects
   • Report on Chandler developer training sessions

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Attendee List:

(Attendees limited to Westwood Advisory Council members) ---

Supporting Materials

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Presentations prepared for the meeting.

WacSlides

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Deferred until the Fall WAC meeting

Summary of the Sakai Project funding model (Suggested by Jack as a potential model for non-CSG institutions who wish to contribute to Westwood.)

• The Sakai Educational Partners Program is suited to those institutions who want to use and ensure the viability of open source application software for higher education, specifically, in the area of course management systems. A three year commitment to the program at $10,000 per year is an institution's indication of becoming a partner in Sakai's vision. Membership fees for institutions with fewer than 3,000 Fall student enrollment will be allowed to join for $5,000 per year for three years. Partners receive a number of benefits including access to the Sakai Knowledgebase, training, and access to pre-release software (see SEPP Benefits section). Commitment to join the SEPP is more of a moral commitment to other partners than a legal contract, thus, an "exit strategy" is up to the individual institution.

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Encouraging community involvement from CSG institutions

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Minutes from the Jan. 2004 meeting

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Agenda for presentation to the full CSG

2:00-2:45pm

Agenda

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